Our #LabSpotlight series profiles standout individuals at the National Labs. From a theoretical physicist working to better understand one of the most elusive particles in the universe to a master optician hand-polishing precision optics used in high-powered lasers, the National Labs are home to some of the most exceptional people in their fields. These are their stories.
- What “Stranger Things” Didn’t Get Quite-So-Right About the Energy Department
August 5, 2016 3:01 PM
We separate fact from fiction in the new Netflix series "Stranger Things."
- VIDEO: Getting Started on the Road to Clean Energy
May 5, 2016 10:45 AM
A new program called Cyclotron Road connects clean energy entrepreneurs with the unique resources of our National Labs.
- Sisters in Science
March 25, 2016 2:57 PM
How two sets of twin sisters became best friends and found careers through science.
- How Do You Keep a Particle Inside an Accelerator?
February 2, 2016 10:35 AM
How do you keep a particle inside of an accelerator? Watch a Fermilab accelerator operator explain in under two minutes!
- 8 Questions for a Scientist: Molecular Biologist Dr. Amanda Barry
August 13, 2015 9:45 AM
We chatted with one of the Energy Department's leading molecular biologists, Dr. Amanda Barry, who is working to create biofuels from algae at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- Meet This Year’s Winners of the Lawrence Award
July 23, 2015 9:15 AM
Each year, we honor outstanding mid-career scientists whose greatest accomplishments lie ahead. Scroll through the photo gallery to learn about them, and read about the scientist whose career inspired this award.